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No Impact Man: The Documentary (2009)

Not Rated | | Documentary | 17 June 2010 (South Korea)
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Follow the Manhattan-based Beavan family as they abandon their high consumption 5th Avenue lifestyle and try to live a year while making no net environmental impact.
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Follow the Manhattan-based Beavan family as they abandon their high consumption 5th Avenue lifestyle and try to live a year while making no net environmental impact.

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Saving the world, one family at a time. See more »

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17 June 2010 (South Korea)  »

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No Impact Man  »

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$15,215 (USA) (11 September 2009)

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$96,396 (USA) (6 November 2009)
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Michelle Conlin: I want to be a vegetarian, but I want to have a hot dog now and then. I would be a vege-hogian... or a vege-dogian.
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impact-ful
21 June 2010 | by (Austin, TX) – See all my reviews

It was nice seeing how a family could completely change their lifestyle for a year and watching the progress of their journey seemed heartfelt and honest. The whole process was not just a straight up breeze in the park. It took effort and lots of adaptation. Colin and Michelle seemed real and maybe even relatable. I loved Colin's determination and will-power to do as much as he could to leave no impact. Michelle seemed to try so hard to support Colin and follow along with his intense eco-friendly ways.

Some of the eco-friendly mechanisms that they used seemed crazy for any normal consumer, but it was interesting to see their quest and attempt at conquering their goal to not leave an impact. I felt that throughout the movie, there were some really insightful perspectives regarding the experiment and techniques.

After watching the movie, I was about to eat dinner and started feeling really bad about cooking the noodles wrapped in plastic and using that paper napkin that I would soon throw in the trash can without a second thought. The movie definitely had an impact on me and left me thinking about my actions way after I finished watching the documentary.


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